Racing toy



I 1,591,171 H. E. MCCOY RACING TOY Original Filed March 14, 1925 I /2 i 1 I //6 l4- l5 g O f i 1' Q INVENTEJ R Patented July 6, 1 926.

' HARRY mew, 01sm arin ,mmsywssm.

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Applieation filed March 14,1925, semi No. 15,500; Renewed sweat it, 1325;-

This invention relates to toys or, ames, in which obgects are caused to move in sun-4 ulation or representation-of racing figures. The invention relates generally ;to toys of the same general type'asfthose disclosed, in my co pending applications Serial N01.

690,264, filed February, 2,"1924,and Serial; 7 3 thefinner end of the shaft;

application\ jerial-No.v 15,499, filed the same" hieans are provided for rotating the shaft,

whereby a bobbin motion, suggestive;of

running, is imparted to the objects;

In the first of the above-mentioned 'plieations, the shaft aISOmQVGSLi'H a circle,

so that the, racing objects move in oirou'lgar paths while vbobbing up, and down. In the East application abovemehtionedjthe shaft alsetravelsin a circle-,hut the horses move limited arc. The arrangement is such that,"

over a su i' fa'ce revolving in the opposite direction; In the second of thejaoove applications, the shaft is supported in a stationary hearing, so that the-Tracing 010-:

jects merely bob up and down,

The present invention -,rela;tes toQtoys more nearly like those of the first and last applications,- in that the shaft may revolve:

aboutra fixed center, but only through a with, the shaft rotating at comparatively high speeds, the movement of I the shaft through its are about the fixed pivot; creates theappearance of. a. close race, and ;;p-ro-' videjs an extremely attractive and-novel toy;

ily .understoodhy referenceto the accoin-.

. panying drawings, in' which V vice.

Fig; 1 is a top plan View of Fig; Qis aside 7 of the pan broken away; and Fig. 3 is a detail view'of th releasing de:

In the drawings, designates :sui-tahle base, preferahlyin the form of a ',pa;n,-;hav-

ing a firmer jflan'g 51? tofa-ppre'ciable height;

Eccentrically disposed in the pan' is' a -vert1cal pin 6 on which 1s hung a sleeve'l', Whose lower end carries a centrally aper- V tured spinning "disk 8,-the pinand sleeve providing a spindletype 'loearing for the disk. Surrounding the sleeve is a suitable cranks or eccentrics 11;, Near the inner end The natureof theinventionmayf be readwill hold it elevation, showing a part 7 -;hav1ng collar e1: double ringc'onst'ruction9 which serves as an anchor and support fora -hoi- -izonta-lly extending; shaft 10 111 whieh are of thesha-ft is a friction Wheel l2'thatrests The outer end, of-the shaft rests on t'h'e'nim of the pan or base. Rotatahly connect with each crank, preferably by its; front legs or othersuitable extensions; isa miniature .(H) V I v i on the disk 8, and serves both to rotate the a V shaft when the disk gisjrotatdmid to support I figure 13, as a horse orvother suitable raciiig.

object, with its rear portion, suchgas rear legs, trailing o'n thejhottom of the pan.

When the spinning disk 'is rotated, as bj sharply twisting'the sleeve-M7.- the {rotatingmovement imparted to the shaft causes the horses tomove up and down, giving the act1on or appearance ofracing horse's, -At the: T'-

same time,the revolving end of the shaft, resting on the pan, willgive a slow traveling motion to the shaft, causing the shaft to swing in an arc "aboutits anchorage on the sleeve,

Inasmuch i espec o the base, the are th o gh.

sari-1y limited, and such movement isffurther confined loetvvee'n'v starting and stoppinf'gfd ej- 1 Yvice's' 14 and 15; respectively,i thesedeviees fixing the start and finish points of tlierace,

The starting devic'efilc is showinin detail I V ,7 e 7 so as the spinning disk :is eccentric 1 which the shaft may then I travel isn eoesin 3. 7 It consists of-asheet metal 'arni hooked extension 17 thereon-, adapted to swing down over the f en'd ofithe' shaft.

When thus engaged withthesh-aft,this ,de-/

directed toward; the starting members and.

a tranver'se lug 18 proj acting theree; frOIn g-On the shaftflOi is a inheel -r .hookdike teethx thereonf, preferably corresponding iii-number and position to the several cranks on, the: shaft; hen, its traveling movement, theshaft reaches the I hook 15, one of "the teeth of'wheel 19 will hook over lug 18, thus stopping rotation of the shaft, andat the same time preventing furtherforward movement thereof.

, In playing a game with the toy, it is pro- 14$, pivoted at 16,1an'd havinga downwardly e0 posed that the start 14 be initially engaged to hold the shaft against travel until the disk has been spun. The. player then releases the start member 14, and the rotating shaft slowly travels towardcstop 15. When it engages the stop, the horse which is furthest forward is the winner. For example, in Fig. 1, if the inner horse were in the position shown in 1 when the shaft which is at the starting point) reached the finish, it would be the winner, while the middle horse would be the last at the finish.

The object of the toothed wheel is to cause the shaft to stop rotation in such 'manner that the winning horse can be easily determined, as the teeth of the wheel will be ar ranged with definite relation tothe cranks, so that, when a tooth engages the lug, the

crank in corresponding position tothe tooth 'will be furthest forward.

' The spinning disk may have indicating pointers 2 thereon, while game point designations A may be applied to the base, so that, when the toy is used as a game, definite points may be scored by the several players.

Various detail changes may be made in the construction of the toy, and the arrangement of parts, within the contemplation of my .invention', and under the scope of the aptrically positioned on t-he'base, a shaft rotatably and pivotally connected with the stem, cooperating means associated with the stem and shaft for rotating the latter, eccentrics on the shaft, racing objects engaging the eccentrics and 'having a portion thereof resting' on the base, the outer end of the shaft resting on the said flange. f 7

3. A toy comprising a base having'a flange thereon, a horizontal spinning disk on the base, a horizontal shaft rotatably and pivotally supported above the base with its outer end on the flange, a friction wheel on the shaft engaging the disk foreffecting' rotation of the former when the'latter is'spinning, starting and stopping abutments on the flange between which the shaft may move,

said shaft having eccentrics thereon, and racing objects resting on the base having porouter end on the flange, a friction the shaft engaging the disk for tions thereof operatively connected with the eccentrics.

. 4. A toy comprising a base having'a flange i thereon, a horizontal spinning disk on the base, a horizontalshaft rotatably and pivotally supported above the. base with its wheel on the shaft engaging the disk for effecting rotation of the former when the latter is spinning, starting and stopping abutments on the flange, between which the shaft may inove, said starting abutment comprising a member pivoted to said flangeand having a hook thereon adaptedto swing int-o and out of shaft engaging position, wherebythe shaft maybe rotated while confined against swinging movement by said abutment, said shaft having eccentrics'thereon, and racing objects resting on the base having portions thereof operatively connected with the eccentrics.

5. A toy comprising a base having a flange thereon, a horizontal spinning disk on the base, a horizontal shaft rotatably' and piv-- with its wheel on effecting rotation of the former when the latter is spinning, starting an'dstopping abutments on the flange between; which the shaft may move, said stopping abutment comprising a otally supported above the base outer end on the flange, a friction hook beneath which said shaft may travel for a limited distance and having a lug thereon, said shafthaving a wheel thereon ivith hook-like teeth adapted to engage the lug to arrest rotation of'the shaft by engagement therewith, said shaft also having eccentrics thereon, and'mmature racing ob- 'ects each havin a ortion thereof dra t) b ging on'the base and another port-ion opera-- tively connected with an eccentrlc.

6. A toy comprising a base having a flange thereon, a horizontal spinning disk on the base, a horizontal shaft rotatably and pivotally supported above the base with its outer end on the flange, a friction wheel on the shaft engaging the disk for eflecting rotation of the former when the latter is spinning, starting and stopping abutmentson the flange between which the shaft maymove, said shaft having eccentrics thereon,

and racing objects resting on the base having portions thereof operatively connected with the eccentrics, said stopping abutment including a lug, and a toothed wheel on the shaft having teeth thereon arranged toengage the lug to arrest rotation of the shaft.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature;

' HARRY E. MCCOY. 

